Completed Event: Men's Basketball at #2/#3 Connecticut on January 27, 2026 , Loss , 81, to, 87
Men's Basketball
at #2/#3 Connecticut
Final
81
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87
Providence College Athletics
Wednesday, February 11
South Orange, N.J.
7:30 p.m.
Providence College
11-14,4-10Big East
80
at
87
Seton Hall
17-8,7-7Big East
1
2
F
Providence
43
37
80
Seton Hall
39
48
87
Men’s Basketball Defeated By Seton Hall, 87-80
2/11/2026 10:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Jaylin Sellers and Stefan Vaaks combined for 43 points.
NEWARK, N.J. - The Providence College men's basketball team was defeated by the Seton Hall University Pirates (17-8, 7-7 BIG EAST), 87-80, on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. With the win, Providence fell to 11-14 overall and 4-10 in BIG EAST play. Graduate student Jaylin Sellers (Columbus, Ga.) led the Friars with 23 points. Stefan Vaaks (Tabasalu, Estonia) added 20 points.
FIRST HALF:
• Providence got on the board first, when Corey Floyd Jr. (Franklin, N.J.) got out in transition and converted on a layup to give the Friars the early 2-0 lead. On the following possession, Floyd Jr. knocked down an open three-pointer to make it 5-2, Providence (17:40).
• Duncan Powell (Dallas, Texas) got going early, drilling a three-pointer to build the lead. On the next possession, Jaylin Sellers (Columbus, Ga.) followed with another triple to push the advantage to 11-6 heading into the first media timeout (15:54).
• Out of the timeout, Providence knocked down its fourth three of the game when Stefan Vaaks (Tabasalu, Estonia) knocked down a three to make it 14-8 (15:48).
• Jason Edwards (Atlanta, Ga.) banked in another Friar three, to make them 5-6 from deep on the night. 17-11, Providence (14:31).
• Providence kept up its hot shooting when Sellers sunk his second three of the night. On the very next possession, Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) notched his first basket with a strong drive, pushing the score to 22–14 for Providence (12:10).
• Edwards drove into the lane and hit a contested floater, and on the following possession, Cole Hargrove (Norristown, Pa.) opened his scoring with a two-handed dunk that gave Providence a 26-19 lead (10:30).
• Vaaks stepped in to a deep three-pointer to make it 29-24, Providence heading into the under eight-minute media timeout (7:39).
• Mela gathered his own miss and was able to tip it back in for two to make it 33-29 after a pair of Edwards free throws (6:05).
• Nilivan Daniels (St. Louis, Mo.) came off the bench and buried a three-pointer to keep Providence in front, making it 36-32 (5:45).
• Sellers connected on his third three-pointer of the first half to improve Providence's three-point shooting to 9-14. 39-34, Providence (3:01).
• Sellers found Edwards ahead of the pack for an easy layup in transition to make it 41-37, Providence with under a minute remaining in the half.
• On the last possession of the half, Powell was fouled on a three-point attempt and knocked down two of the three shots to make it 43-39 Providence with two seconds remaining.
• Providence led at the half, 43-39.
• Providence shot 15-27 (55.6%) from the field, 9-17 (52.9%) from three, and 4-5 (80.0%) from the free-throw line.
• Seton Hall shot 14-32 (43.8%) from the field, 4-10 (40.0%) from three, and 7-9 (77.8%) from the free-throw line.
• The Friars finished the first half with eight different players entering the scoring column.
• Sellers and Edwards led the Friars each with nine points.
• The Friars held the advantage on the glass, 18-14.
• The Friars knocked down nine three-pointers in the first half, marking the second most in a half this season.
SECOND HALF:
• Vaaks opened the second half with a second chance three-pointer and extended Providence's lead to 46-39 (19:22).
• Vaaks knocked down his fourth three of the game to stop a Seton Hall run as the Friars led 49-43 (17:46).
• The Pirates picked up the defensive intensity, limiting the Friars to only two field goals over a five-minute stretch. Seton Hall took its first lead of the night at 57-55 forcing a Providence timeout (12:15).
• Sellers got into the lane and scored a layup to cut the Seton Hall lead to one. Out of a timeout, Sellers swatted a Pirates transition dunk and sank a three on the offensive end as Providence trailed 65-63 (8:18).
• Seton Hall continued to respond as they pushed the lead out to eight for their largest lead of the night. Sellers got back to the free-throw line and sank two as the Friars trailed 73-66 (5:05).
• Powell converted an and-one opportunity and cut the Pirates lead to five. Seton Hall found another response with a three-pointer and extended its lead to 78-79 (3:06).
• Sellers sank a step-back three as the Friars trailed by six. Vaaks sank another three as the Pirates led 82-78 with 1:18 remaining in the game.
• Floyd grabbed a rebound and made a putback layup to bring the Friars within four at 84-80 with 39 seconds left. Seton Hall led 87-80 as time expired.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Providence shot 25-51 (49.0%) from the field, 14-34 (41.2%) from three, and 16-17 (94.1%) from the free-throw line.
• Seton Hall shot 31-61 (50.8%) from the field, 6-16 (37.5%) from three, and 19-25 (76.0%) from the free-throw line.
• Three players finished in double figures for the Friars: Sellers (23), Vaaks (20) and Edwards (11).
• Sellers scored a game-high 23 points on five made three-pointers. It marked his eighth game this season with 20 or more points in just 18 games played.
• Vaaks scored 20 points on five made three-pointers. It marked his fifth game this season with 20 or more points.
• The Friars made a season-high 16 three-pointers.
• Adam Clark scored a game-high 31 points for Seton Hall.
• The Friars won the rebound battle, 34-26.
• Go Brenda
UP NEXT:
The Friars will return to action when they host St. John's at in Providence, R.I. in the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Tipoff is set for Saturday, Feb. 14 at 1:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast on TNT and truTV.
-GoFriars!-
Team Stats
PROV
SHU
FG%
.490
.508
3FG%
.412
.375
FT%
.941
.760
RB
34
26
TO
18
5
STL
2
11
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
4
Pts
20
FGM
5
3FGM
5
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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